The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has barred the senior class president from further graduation events after she accused the school of aiding “genocide” in Gaza and called for the university ...

The tradition dates back more than a century. Cornell claims credit as the first college to mandate swimming in 1905. MIT began its practice during World War II. Poor recordkeeping makes it hard to ...

Alice Blair, who enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2023, has taken a permanent leave of absence because she believes “artificial general intelligence” (AGI) could arrive soon ...

MIT barred its student president from Friday’s graduation ceremony after she used her platform to accuse the institution of complicity in Israel’s war in Gaza – prompting a mass walkout of students.

We’re all probably feeling a little anxious about AI. “I was concerned I might not be alive to graduate because of AGI,” Alice Blair, who enrolled at the university in 2023, told the publication. “I ...